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<H3><A NAME="HDRDXGCA"
HREF="progu097.htm#PToC_256">DXGetComponentAttribute</A></H3>
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<P><STRONG>Function</STRONG>
<P>
Returns a named attribute of a specified component of a Field.
<P><STRONG>Syntax</STRONG>
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<TT><STRONG><BR>
&#35;include &lt;dx/dx.h&gt;<BR>
<P><BR>
Object DXGetComponentAttribute(Field f, char *name, char *attribute)<BR>
</STRONG></TT><BR>
<P><STRONG>Functional Details</STRONG>
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The routine first retrieves the component <TT><STRONG>name</STRONG></TT>
from Field <TT><STRONG>f</STRONG></TT>.
If the component exists, the attribute specified by the string
<TT><STRONG>attribute</STRONG></TT> associated with that component
is returned.
<P><STRONG>Return Value</STRONG>
<P>
Returns the Object associated with <TT><STRONG>attribute</STRONG></TT> of
component <TT><STRONG>name</STRONG></TT> or returns
<TT><STRONG>NULL</STRONG></TT> without setting an
error code (unless <TT><STRONG>f</STRONG></TT>
is not a Field).
<P><STRONG>See Also</STRONG>
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<TT><STRONG>
<A HREF="progu158.htm#HDRDXGA">DXGetAttribute</A>,
<A HREF="progu163.htm#HDRDXGCV">DXGetComponentValue</A>,
<A HREF="progu167.htm#HDRDXGECA">DXGetEnumeratedComponentAttribute</A>,
<A HREF="progu173.htm#HDRDXGFA">DXGetFloatAttribute</A>,
<A HREF="progu177.htm#HDRDXGIA">DXGetIntegerAttribute</A>,
<A HREF="progu306.htm#HDRDXSCA">DXSetComponentAttribute</A>
</STRONG></TT>
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<A HREF="progu044.htm#HDRFIELDSC">12.1 , "Field Class"</A>.
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